Thank you for the question...
I would try to be as proactive as possible. Dont wait for something to happen or wait for the perfect situation to arise. You can start by looking in regions he would feel comfortable going to school. Develop a radius from home that he is comfortable staying within. Once you have your region, look at which schools have the major that he will get his degree. From there, you can check out the school website, make sure he likes the campus and check out the surrounding area. Once you have done that, you should have a good list of target schools that you can get coaches email addresses and phone numbers. Call and email to inquire what their needs are in the next year or two. That should help to further dwindle down your list.
Have your son talk to his Juco coach about the schools and make some calls on his behalf (having a reputable coach call will be a huge help in getting his name out there). Four year college coaches like to get Juco players that can make an immediate impact on their program so push that point.
Once your schedule for the spring is available, get it to the prospective coaches so they can make it out to a game. The biggest thing is to not wait for something to happen, make sure you look at the academics, location, campus life, and then the baseball program.
Hope this helps.
Thank you,
Jimmy
Appreciate the response....are there any contact restrictions for JUCO's similar to high school...i.e. quiet period, dead period, etc?
I talked to a friend of mine who is a D1 coach and he informed of the following...
Juco restrictions are pretty low if a kid is a qualifier out of high school. By qualifier I mean could have gone to D1 out of high school and didnt just go bto Juco because of grades. Quiet periods do apply across the board but only a couple of weeks per year. The next one is in November.
You can find more info on eligibilitycenter.org
Hope this helps. Keep those questions coming.
Jimmy
Juco restrictions are pretty low if a kid is a qualifier out of high school. By qualifier I mean could have gone to D1 out of high school and didnt just go bto Juco because of grades. Quiet periods do apply across the board but only a couple of weeks per year. The next one is in November.
You can find more info on eligibilitycenter.org
Hope this helps. Keep those questions coming.
Jimmy
I am helping to develop a Pitchers Power Program (P3) with Pro Source Athletics. The Program will run six weeks starting October 1. We will introduce proven physical and mental exercises that pitchers at the highest levels use in their off-season and in-season training. The program will help with velocity, flexibility, durability, range of motion, mental focus, pitch strategy, arm maintenance, and overall pitching performance.
I am excited to be a part of the program and offer my personal experience and how I went from throwing 82mph as a freshman in college to topping out at 95mph in pro ball.
More information will be available soon at prosourceathletics.com
My lesson schedule is filling quickly so please do not hesitate to call or email to set up your times.
Keep the questions coming!
Thank you,
Jimmy Serrano
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I am excited to be a part of the program and offer my personal experience and how I went from throwing 82mph as a freshman in college to topping out at 95mph in pro ball.
More information will be available soon at prosourceathletics.com
My lesson schedule is filling quickly so please do not hesitate to call or email to set up your times.
Keep the questions coming!
Thank you,
Jimmy Serrano
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keep those good questions coming..
Having one or two mental cues during a game can keep your mechanics stay lined up and easier to maintain. Rather than focusing on physical adjustments, the mental cues can fix those physical flaws during the game. For example, if a pitcher is having problems finishing pitches, getting extension or locating. Tell him to throw the ball through his catcher (like a cutoff from the outfield). As pitchers we sometimes get caught up in the pitch action, count, location, score, etc...and it effects our mechanics over the course of a game. Remind pitchers to throw through their targets. Dont just hit the bullseye, go through the bullseye.
Give me a good question...
Jimmy
Having one or two mental cues during a game can keep your mechanics stay lined up and easier to maintain. Rather than focusing on physical adjustments, the mental cues can fix those physical flaws during the game. For example, if a pitcher is having problems finishing pitches, getting extension or locating. Tell him to throw the ball through his catcher (like a cutoff from the outfield). As pitchers we sometimes get caught up in the pitch action, count, location, score, etc...and it effects our mechanics over the course of a game. Remind pitchers to throw through their targets. Dont just hit the bullseye, go through the bullseye.
Give me a good question...
Jimmy
Time for a moderator to police this...
Do you have a baseball question Natural? Theres been plenty of good questions so keep them coming. I enjoy sharing my experience and knowledge of baseball.
Thanks again,
Jimmy
Thanks again,
Jimmy
yes there have, any hacks or negative stuff keep to your selves.
quote:yes there have, any hacks or negative stuff keep to your selves.
Please keep them rolling BI50!
Thank you for the encouraging words. I will keep the info going, just keep the questions coming.
My lesson schedule has been steadily filling up thanks to the readers of these posts. If you are interested in lessons please send me an email so we can set it up. I will be available starting Aug. 23rd.
Any questions out there on college recruiting, mental approach, technique, etc...?
Thank you,
Jimmy
My lesson schedule has been steadily filling up thanks to the readers of these posts. If you are interested in lessons please send me an email so we can set it up. I will be available starting Aug. 23rd.
Any questions out there on college recruiting, mental approach, technique, etc...?
Thank you,
Jimmy
You might notice from my Old Timer status and number of posts that I have been around these parts a lot longer than many...hence my call for a moderator to police the commercial use of this forum. It is not intended for such. So while it is fine to introduce yourself and invite people to take advantage of your service - the daily posts amount to advertising which are not allowed under the message board rules.
Please read them on the main web site. Thanks!
Please read them on the main web site. Thanks!
Natural, thank you for bringing that to light for me. I don't want to use the board for something its not intended for. I will not post about MY services here anymore. If there are parents out there seeking advice about their sons baseball career, please feel free to ask me or anyone else out there with substantial baseball knowledge. If there is one thing that I know about baseball, its that I don't know everything about baseball. If someone tells you that they know more about coaching/instructing/teaching baseball than the next guy, then that should be a red flag. So if you go through my previous posts about my services, please don't feel as if I am selling my way or the highway. I encourage parents and players to find an instructor that they are comfortable with and that communicates with the player on his level. The greatest teaching tool that I have found is to let players know that whatever they are going through and whatever they want in this game, I went through it, good and bad.
Thanks again Old Timer
Jimmy
Thanks again Old Timer
Jimmy
BBInstructor50 - Thanks for your posts. Nice mental thought on how to stay inside the ball from several posts back. My question relates to footwork in making throws from SS to 1B. Most of the time when my kid makes a bad throw, it seems to be due to where his feet are when he throws. Advice or cues? Thanks again.
Natural, thank you, thank you, for stopping this post.
Texas 1836,
Thanks for the great question..Footwork is a huge part of making good and consistent throws. When we make a throw we want our feet lined up with our target (like lining up a golf shot). One thing we can do as infielders is to understand angles. Draw a line in the dirt (about 3 or 4 feet long) at SS to home plate, draw another line from SS to first base. You should have a V shape. Get him to field along the line from home and get his feet lined up with the line towards first. Move him around to different spots at the shortstop position and see the angles change. The more comfortable he gets with it, then he can start to get his angle to first a little earlier and earlier to where it becomes a smooth transition and he will then be fielding "through the ball". Also get him to follow his through as to make sure he stays on target.
Hope this helps...great question! Another please.
Jimmy
Thanks for the great question..Footwork is a huge part of making good and consistent throws. When we make a throw we want our feet lined up with our target (like lining up a golf shot). One thing we can do as infielders is to understand angles. Draw a line in the dirt (about 3 or 4 feet long) at SS to home plate, draw another line from SS to first base. You should have a V shape. Get him to field along the line from home and get his feet lined up with the line towards first. Move him around to different spots at the shortstop position and see the angles change. The more comfortable he gets with it, then he can start to get his angle to first a little earlier and earlier to where it becomes a smooth transition and he will then be fielding "through the ball". Also get him to follow his through as to make sure he stays on target.
Hope this helps...great question! Another please.
Jimmy
Old Timer - How about shutting off all of the showcase post as well. Those are posted for commercial use. Loooks like Jimmy has stopped promoting his personal service like you asked. I think his Q&A is a great way to help parents work with their kids without always having to pay someone for some a little help.
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quote:Originally posted by lsball:
Old Timer - How about shutting off all of the showcase post as well. Those are posted for commercial use. Loooks like Jimmy has stopped promoting his personal service like you asked. I think his Q&A is a great way to help parents work with their kids without always having to pay someone for some a little help.
I believe that Natural, felt that the use of the: SKILLS and TIPS-thread section, is more where this line of posts belong.
OldSchool - exactly right.
That's fine if you want the thread redirected but if you are the Police than you cannot provide selective enforcement because one of your Cronies doesn't like it!!! I've seen very positive feedback about his q&a. Address the for profit showcase post if you are an equal enforcement policeman,
Lets keep those questions coming. I really appreciate the positive feedback from everyone.
Thank you!
Jimmy
Thank you!
Jimmy
quote:Originally posted by BaseballInstructor50:
Do you have a baseball question Natural?
Oh, I get it...its like Baseball Jeopardy. I wanna play...
WERE YOU AWARE that the owner of the HS Baseball Web recently had to pass the hat and ask for donations to keep the site running ? Need Help with HSBBW
DID YOU KNOW, Jimmy, that most folks who would object to the shamelessly disguised advertizing, really DO value your technical knowledge, and are NOT trying to prevent you from doing a successful business ?
WERE YOU AWARE that their only concern is that the message boards don't degenerate into a boring compilation of endless advertizing and commercialism, and collapse due to indifference ?
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED those silly looking little wingdings and gadgets, with embedded links and phone numbers, along the borders of the page?
DID YOU KNOW that those are funded by businesses who recognize the commercial value of the site, and actually pay the site owner for them ?
quote:Originally posted by wraggArm:quote:Originally posted by BaseballInstructor50:
Do you have a baseball question Natural?
Oh, I get it...its like Baseball Jeopardy. I wanna play...
WERE YOU AWARE that the owner of the HS Baseball Web recently had to pass the hat and ask for donations to keep the site running ? Need Help with HSBBW
DID YOU KNOW, Jimmy, that most folks who would object to the shamelessly disguised advertizing, really DO value your technical knowledge, and are NOT trying to prevent you from doing a successful business ?
WERE YOU AWARE that their only concern is that the message boards don't degenerate into a boring compilation of endless advertizing and commercialism, and collapse due to indifference ?
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED those silly looking little wingdings and gadgets, with embedded links and phone numbers, along the borders of the page?
DID YOU KNOW that those are funded by businesses who recognize the commercial value of the site, and actually pay the site owner for them ?
Let me play too!!!
wraggArm why are you being a jerk?
How about all the teams looking for players on here?
Have you went to each one of those post and told them they are in the wrong spot?
Let's not single out Jimmy here. There are plenty of instructors dropping notes here for lessons. Plenty of clubs dropping notes about tryouts, camps, etc. Anyone that's drawing a revenue stream from posts here should throw some contributions on the table. Dbat advertises here to help out...how about all you other coaches, clubs, instructors chipping in?
quote:Originally posted by Panther Fan:
wraggArm why are you being a jerk?
So that there's a bad guy. That way our beloved ex-pro can gracefully stop making fools out of you guys, make a token donation to support his new advertising vendor, and you can all blame hurt fellings on the 'jerk'. You're welcome.
If they're raking, and they want to keep pumping their revenues, then they should think about donating or advertizing.quote:How about all the teams looking for players on here?
Nope. Selective Jerkism.quote:Have you went to each one of those post and told them they are in the wrong spot?
Here's $.02 worth from a HSBBWEB oldtimer....keep up the q&a Jimmy.
It's nice to see some positive posting in this forum. The hijackers are in the minority.
It's nice to see some positive posting in this forum. The hijackers are in the minority.
quote:Originally posted by Dallas Knights GM:
Here's $.02 worth from a HSBBWEB oldtimer....keep up the q&a Jimmy.
It's nice to see some positive posting in this forum. The hijackers are in the minority.
small minds discuss others ..great minds discuss possibilities
It's great to have you back at Pro Source Jimmy!
Thanks for the positive feedback. I am excited to be back in Dallas and can't wait to be fully settled in. Lets keep those questions going.
Jimmy
Jimmy
Another interesting and important stat....
In a 1-1 count, if a pitcher throws a ball bringing the count to 2-1, the hitter then carries about a .320 avg. for the remainder of the atbat. If the pitcher throws a strike in a 1-1 count and brings it to 1-2, the hitter then carries an avg near .160 for the entire atbat. So tell your pitchers to buckle down in those 1-1 counts. Swing those stats in your favor!!
Jimmy
In a 1-1 count, if a pitcher throws a ball bringing the count to 2-1, the hitter then carries about a .320 avg. for the remainder of the atbat. If the pitcher throws a strike in a 1-1 count and brings it to 1-2, the hitter then carries an avg near .160 for the entire atbat. So tell your pitchers to buckle down in those 1-1 counts. Swing those stats in your favor!!
Jimmy
and whats wrong with any of that... why do posts need to be related to an exact HS Bb subjet.. Its not the wall street journal, look at what you want ignore the rest,, jeez so simple .
I see nothing wrong with anyone posting anything BB related like stated its not that tough to go and see what u are interetsted in.
Jimmy we need more like you and fewer of most im afraid.
Like the Cowboys, More Jason Garret and less Lew sterrett.
If the keepers of the site wanna charge me ta stay on top then bill me my $10.00 a week...
I see nothing wrong with anyone posting anything BB related like stated its not that tough to go and see what u are interetsted in.
Jimmy we need more like you and fewer of most im afraid.
Like the Cowboys, More Jason Garret and less Lew sterrett.
If the keepers of the site wanna charge me ta stay on top then bill me my $10.00 a week...
It's a business right? I don't see the problem in giving advice here along with letting everyone know he does it privately as well. Heck, if you can help a kid let him know how. I'm thinking those that are trying to "squash the bug" are those that make money from teaching it.
BBI50,
It's good to see you on here. I was surfing the web and found this site and just now signed up. My son just recently tried out for Pro-Source as a 15yr old (you would have been his coach), but instead of playing club ball for fall, we've decided to stick to our same team and looking forward to fall HS tryouts in mid Sept. I was quite impressed with Brandon, though, and we will be looking hard at Pro-Source for spring/summer club baseball. You definitely know baseball by some comments that you've made here, and I look forward to meeting you. I know my son could utilize your expertise as an instructor. Jonathan is also putting a big focus on Freshman football, too. Thanks for your efforts!
Best,
Okie Poke
It's good to see you on here. I was surfing the web and found this site and just now signed up. My son just recently tried out for Pro-Source as a 15yr old (you would have been his coach), but instead of playing club ball for fall, we've decided to stick to our same team and looking forward to fall HS tryouts in mid Sept. I was quite impressed with Brandon, though, and we will be looking hard at Pro-Source for spring/summer club baseball. You definitely know baseball by some comments that you've made here, and I look forward to meeting you. I know my son could utilize your expertise as an instructor. Jonathan is also putting a big focus on Freshman football, too. Thanks for your efforts!
Best,
Okie Poke
quote:Originally posted by Dallas Knights GM:
Here's $.02 worth from a HSBBWEB oldtimer....keep up the q&a Jimmy.
It's nice to see some positive posting in this forum. The hijackers are in the minority.
This!
quote:Originally posted by BaseballInstructor50:
In a 1-1 count, if a pitcher throws a ball bringing the count to 2-1, the hitter then carries about a .320 avg. for the remainder of the atbat. If the pitcher throws a strike in a 1-1 count and brings it to 1-2, the hitter then carries an avg near .160 for the entire atbat.
Jimmy
Your math - or at least the math from you source is incorrect. If you can stay with the math, read this study Batting Avg by Pitch Count and Pitch Type
I'll summarize/paraphrase: The fallacy lies in the definition of batting avg. It was not created to be used within a plate appearance. BA is H/AB. There are 4 ways that result in an AB with less than 2 strikes. But 5 ways that result in an AB with 2 strikes. The K being the diff. So substantially more ABs occur with 2 strikes and thus the lower BA. So it's a fallacy to conclude that batters perform poorly with 2 strikes simply because their BA is low.
The paper discusses some other ways to measure hitting performance by count - Hits Per Strike (HPS) and In Play AVG (IPA). (left as exercise for the reader).
Bottom line: BA and SLG by count are highly misleading. They imply batters perform poorly with 2 strikes or incredibly well with less than 2 strikes. The low BA and SLG numbers with 2 strikes are defects of the statistics. Have a read, see what you think.
quote:Originally posted by Rock Dad:quote:Originally posted by BaseballInstructor50:
In a 1-1 count, if a pitcher throws a ball bringing the count to 2-1, the hitter then carries about a .320 avg. for the remainder of the atbat. If the pitcher throws a strike in a 1-1 count and brings it to 1-2, the hitter then carries an avg near .160 for the entire atbat.
Jimmy
Your math - or at least the math from you source is incorrect. If you can stay with the math, read this study Batting Avg by Pitch Count and Pitch Type
I'll summarize/paraphrase: The fallacy lies in the definition of batting avg. It was not created to be used within a plate appearance. BA is H/AB. There are 4 ways that result in an AB with less than 2 strikes. But 5 ways that result in an AB with 2 strikes. The K being the diff. So substantially more ABs occur with 2 strikes and thus the lower BA. So it's a fallacy to conclude that batters perform poorly with 2 strikes simply because their BA is low.
The paper discusses some other ways to measure hitting performance by count - Hits Per Strike (HPS) and In Play AVG (IPA). (left as exercise for the reader).
Bottom line: BA and SLG by count are highly misleading. They imply batters perform poorly with 2 strikes or incredibly well with less than 2 strikes. The low BA and SLG numbers with 2 strikes are defects of the statistics. Have a read, see what you think.
Uh oh.
Sorry about the delayed response here. I just finished up my transition to the DFW area. Now that I am settled in, I will be able to keep the responses going.
Rock Dad, Thanks for digging out those numbers. I am not too concerned about the stats but more about creating confidence in pitchers for success. When a pitcher throws a strike in a 1-1 count and goes to 1-2, his confidence rises tremendously. So when I tell the kids to buckle down in 1-1 counts its to let them know that there is some importance to that situation.
We used to track 1-1 counts as part of our charting responsibilities with the Oakland A's. The numbers there showed a significant difference in batting avg. against with throwing a strike vs. throwing a ball in 1-1 counts.
Thanks, and keep those questions coming.
Jimmy
Rock Dad, Thanks for digging out those numbers. I am not too concerned about the stats but more about creating confidence in pitchers for success. When a pitcher throws a strike in a 1-1 count and goes to 1-2, his confidence rises tremendously. So when I tell the kids to buckle down in 1-1 counts its to let them know that there is some importance to that situation.
We used to track 1-1 counts as part of our charting responsibilities with the Oakland A's. The numbers there showed a significant difference in batting avg. against with throwing a strike vs. throwing a ball in 1-1 counts.
Thanks, and keep those questions coming.
Jimmy
When did you leave Oakland?